"competition held by" is a grammatically correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used to describe a specific competition that someone or something is organizing or hosting. One example could be, "The science fair was a competition held by the local high school." This means that the high school was the organizer or host of the science fair competition.
His split-level plan placed first in the 1957 standard-plan competition held by the American Institute of Architects, Better Homes and Gardens magazine and NBC.
One, submitted as an entry in a competition held by the Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association, featured the luxurious Trump Tower home of a James Bond fan.
In May 1951 he was co-winner, with a piece called The Violent Noon, of a short story competition held by Varsity, the Cambridge student newspaper.
Last month, three American designers, Scott Shim, Ryan Lightbody and Matt Grossman, won the grand prize in a bicycle design competition held by the Taiwanese government.
Some of the most outstanding analysts at Bletchley Park were recruited through a crossword competition held by the Daily Telegraph in November 1941.
The Japanese designed robot, which stays balanced even when jostled, trounced its rivals at a recent robotics competition held by the US department of defence.
He had an astonishing natural talent for drawing, as is revealed in the first room of the exhibition, and was already at the age of 9 winning prizes in competitions held by the Royal Drawing Society.
Win or lose, "you have a chance to polish your pitch and pitch directly to judges who are investors," says Tim Berry, president of Palo Alto Software in Portland, Ore., and a judge at competitions held by Rice, the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Oregon.
TNG Pharmaceuticals' chief executive, Jenny Corbin, said the company plans to use its winnings from McCombs — and from previous competitions held by the University of Cincinnati, the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, and at Rice University — to develop and test manufacturing processes for their cattle vaccine, FlyVax, then advance it through federal regulatory processes.
Vinkensport traces its origins to competitions held by Flemish merchants in 1596, and is considered part of traditional Flemish culture.
Written by Tosin Omosebi, the 30-minute play was discovered through the National's New Views playwriting competition – held annually by the NT for 15- to 19-year-olds.
